The Senator representing the Ekiti South Senatorial District, Chief Biodun Olujimi, has pulled out of the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Ekiti State shortly after the exercise commenced. Addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Olujimi said that her decision to withdraw from the primary was informed by alleged irregularities during the accreditation of delegates. The PDP chieftain said that she could not be part of a political process that had excluded party delegates who are mainly her supporters, adding that the development runs against the tenets of participatory democracy. Olujimi noted the accreditation exercise was…
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The crisis engulfing Boris Johnson escalated dramatically after the police began formally investigating allegations he and his staff held parties that broke the government’s pandemic rules. Johnson is battling for his political survival over a slew of reports about events in his Downing Street office, which were held at a time when social gatherings were banned under restrictions meant to curb the spread of coronavirus. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick announced an inquiry on Tuesday, hours after Johnson’s office confirmed staff had gathered in Downing Street to celebrate his birthday during the first lockdown in 2020. That was the latest…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has hinted at running for the Presidency in 2023. Saraki dropped the hint while reacting to a follower who urged him to rescue Nigeria. In a post on his official Facebook, the former Senate President urged Nigerians to work with him as he pushes for the Presidency. The post reads: “Earlier, I replied to a follower of mine on Twitter, who like thousands of you have been clamouring for a united front to #RescueNigeria. “As we prepare for the journey ahead, I hope we can all join hands to get the ticket of our great…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the party is yet to take any decision on zoning ahead of the 2023 elections. The Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the APC and the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni disclosed this in a statement issued Wednesday by his Director-General of Press and Media Affairs, Mr. Mamman Mohammed. He said the purported zoning was false, baseless, unfounded, misleading and has nothing to do with him. Buni warned that the publication of the purported zoning by the APC was just a figment of the author’s imagination that has…
Senator Rochas Okorocha has officially declared to run for Presidency in 2023. Okorocha announced his intention on Wednesday in a letter to the Senate President which was read by Ahmad Lawan at plenary. The lawmaker said he will address a world press conference on Monday 31st January 2022 to officially declare his ambition to contest the presidency. Okorocha is a senator representing the Imo West senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The letter read, “With 2023 elections drawing near as the days go by, our citizens are concerned about the quality of persons to run…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kano State has called on Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje not to use Hanifa’s murder as an avenue to extort school proprietors in the state. The state PDP Chairman, Shehu Wada Sagagi, in a statement, said despite the need to reform the private education sector, the state government must follow due process under the law establishing the Kano Private School Board which regulates the activities of all non-public schools in the state. InfoStride News recalls that the state government had revoked the licence of all private schools in the state, following the killing of Hanifa Abubakar…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Zamfara, Tukur Umar Danfulani has said nothing would snatch power from the ruling party in the state. He made the assertion during a workshop for APC members in the state. Danfulani explained that the world has seen APC in the state being divided but that the perception was not true as people claiming to factionalize the party are not authentic card carriers of the party. “Even though we do not mind, our doors are wide open for sincere people that are ready to join our great party,” he remarked. The chairman…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence in the capacity of governorship aspirants in the state on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to perform when elected. Governor Ortom gave the remark Monday, January 24th, 2022 at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi during an expanded meeting with the aspirants. The meeting which was attended by the State Working Committee of the PDP, Assembly Members, members of the Executive Council, other appointees of the Governor also had members of the G-14 and G-9 in attendance. The Governor explained that given the credentials and antecedents of the guber aspirants,…
The Osun State Government have raised alarm over plans by some individuals to discredit it by engaging in campaigns of calumny against the person of the state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola. The state government disclosed this in a statement signed and made available to journalists by Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor. The government said it was compelled to raise the alarm after a tip-off on plans by unscrupulous elements to cause distractions in the state and discredit the governor. The statement said, “The public is hereby advised to ignore such stories whenever they are out, as…
Russia and China oppose the politicisation of sport and demonstrative boycotts ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in an address to his country’s athletes. The US is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month’s Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott, citing concerns over human rights in China. Putin plans to attend the Olympics and to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. I consider the main goal of these competitions to attract as many citizens as possible to sport and the strengthening of friendship…